united greatest ever players according to the opus

a few questions...
why is rooney so high up at no.11?
and following on from that why is ronaldo at number 39 if rooney is in at no.11?
why is ruud above mark hughes and ole?
why is roy keane ahead of bryan robson etc?

a joke imo.

Manchester United Opus: Top 50 Players of All Time: 1 Sir Bobby Charlton, 2 George Best, 3 Roy Keane, 4 Duncan Edwards, 5 Denis Law, 6 Bryan Robson, 7 Eric Cantona, 8 Peter Schmeichel, 9 Ryan Giggs, 10 Paul Scholes, 11 Wayne Rooney, 12 Bill Foulkes, 13 Roger Byrne, 14 David Beckham, 15 Ruud Van Nistelrooy, 16 Nobby Stiles, 17 Dennis Viollet, 18 Gary Neville, 19 Mark Hughes, 20 Denis Irwin, 21 Pat Crerand, 22 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, 23 Tommy Taylor, 24 Steve Bruce, 25 Liam Whelan, 26 Martin Buchan, 27 Brian Kidd, 28 Steve Coppell, 29 Norman Whiteside, 30 Alex Stepney, 31 Eddie Coleman, 32 Brian McClair, 33 Gary Pallister, 34 Tony Dunne, 35 Lou Macari, 36 Paul McGrath, 37 Paul Ince, 38 Arthur Albiston, 39 Cristiano Ronaldo, 40 Jimmy Delaney, 41 Andy Cole, 42 Dwight Yorke, 43 Sammy McIlroy, 44 Shay Brennan, 45 Jaap Stam, 46 Kevin Moran, 47 Harry Gregg, 48 Rio Ferdinand, 49 Johnny Berry, 50 Teddy Sheringham.

selective and sometimes short memories.

1 Sir Bobby Charlton

i didn't get past that one

Appeals to the modern younger market. Admittedly not many could afford 3k on a book!

Originally Posted by armchair

selective and sometimes short memories.

Correct Armchair.

For example if my old man was still alive he wouldn't be too chuffed to see some of his favourites so low. But then it's all subjective. Will stimulate debate of course although I'm off to make a coffee.....

Originally Posted by borsuk

i didn't get past that one

you dont agree with him being no 1...?

im only 23 so would have a clue on how good he was...

not a bad top 10 to have though is it

sent a little shiver up my spine reading that list

out of all the names on the list id say rooney at no.11 is the most baffling...

pure what do you think of no.48?

I'd say it's based on market research more than reality i.e. they find out what kind of fools are likely to buy it, what players they like and then edit the list accordingly.

The Rooney>Ronaldo thing in England is crazy at the moment. Feel more sorry for Rooney tbh as it's the tall poppy syndrome about to kick it.

It's just the nature of how those list things work though isn't it.
If it had been done 10-15 years ago I bet Kanchelskis would have been in the top20 (& deservedly so at the time)

Of course as things currently stand Rooney isn't the 'Eleventh' greatest player to ever play for United, but give it 5-10 years & he'll comfortably get into the top10.
I'm certain of that.

I'd have put Hughesie & Ole ahead of Ruud based purely on their status amongst the fans. But Ruud is our highest scorer ever in European competition so I guess he deserves to be fairly high up.

£#%&!ing stupid price for a book though. Who would pay £3000 for it???

That list is dogshite. end of.

Re Roy at number 3 ahead of some other greats. I suspect if you asked him he'd be quite embarassed about that. Could be wrong but there you go.

They're all £#%&!ing shit.

From that list (theres a few strange omissions), in my lifetime, on the pitch;

1. Eric Cantona
2. Bryan Robson
3. Roy Keane
4. Peter Schmeichel
5. Ryan Giggs
6. Paul Scholes
7. Ruud
8. Steve Bruce
9. Paul Ince
10. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
11. Norman Whiteside
12. David Beckham
13. Andy Cole
14. Brian McClair
15. Gary Pallister
16. Paul McGrath
17. Dwight Yorke
18. Jaap Stam
19. Teddy Sheringham
20. Kevin Moran
21. Arthur Albiston
22. Cristiano Ronaldo
23. Wayne Rooney
24. Rio Ferdinand

Originally Posted by Whalefish

Re Roy at number 3 ahead of some other greats. I suspect if you asked him he'd be quite embarassed about that. Could be wrong but there you go.

Yep deffo. Probably there for the paddies.

did ye get de opus?

Originally Posted by armchair

I'd say it's based on market research more than reality i.e. they find out what kind of fools are likely to buy it, what players they like and then edit the list accordingly.

The Rooney>Ronaldo thing in England is crazy at the moment. Feel more sorry for Rooney tbh as it's the tall poppy syndrome about to kick it.

crazy but incorrect imo...

if i was ronaldo id be insulted to see rooney so high up in the list after being more than him etc

it's a joke list.

eddie coleman? eddie coleman?!

I just hope that's some £#%&!wit at the indie.

Originally Posted by Red D

From that list (theres a few strange omissions), in my lifetime, on the pitch;

24. Rio Ferdinand

Oh just go away

Originally Posted by violater™

you dont agree with him being no 1...?

im only 23 so would have a clue on how good he was...

Sounds like Tommy Taylor is indignant.

Originally Posted by Red D

From that list (theres a few strange omissions), in my lifetime, on the pitch;

1. Eric Cantona
2. Bryan Robson
3. Roy Keane
4. Peter Schmeichel
5. Ryan Giggs
6. Paul Scholes
7. Ruud
8. Steve Bruce
9. Paul Ince
10. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
11. Norman Whiteside
12. David Beckham
13. Andy Cole
14. Brian McClair
15. Gary Pallister
16. Paul McGrath
17. Dwight Yorke
18. Jaap Stam
19. Teddy Sheringham
20. Kevin Moran
21. Arthur Albiston
22. Cristiano Ronaldo
23. Wayne Rooney
24. Rio Ferdinand

andy cole that far below ruud?